'They killed all these young people' - BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese city
The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...
The South African on MSN3h
News in a minute | ‘ill-equipped’ SANDF withdrawn from DRC [video]
Watch the full version of the “EFF welcomes withdrawal of ‘ill-equipped’ SANDF from DRC“ article – in a minute. The Economic ...
New Vision on MSN16h
Southern Africa bloc ends military mission in DR Congo
The southern African regional bloc decided Thursday to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost more than a dozen soldiers in conflict in January.The ...
South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi to withdraw troops from conflict-torn DR Congo
Public opposition to their deployment has surged since 14 South African and three Malawian peacekeepers were killed by M23 ...
Why the DRC army is inferior to the much smaller M23
M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond ...
Southern African bloc to withdraw troops from Congo in phases
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated ...
The New Times on MSN1d
M23-DR Congo govt talks set for March 18
Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola’s presidency announced in a statement on Wednesday, March 13. The possibility of ...
EIB reviews financing for $760 million hydro project over DRC war
The European Investment Bank is holding off on decisions to finance the $760 million Ruzizi III hydropower plant in Central ...
M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March
In January, the Rwanda-backed group captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, escalating tensions. View on euronews ...
Africanews on MSN1d
Mediator Angola, says DRC and M23 rebels to hold direct peace talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the M23 rebel group are to hold direct peace talks on 18 March, Angola said ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars
Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?
Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...